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Tag Archives: northshore
Best of Oahu Beaches: Northshore Edition
Papa’iloa Beach This beach was really awesome, and pretty much deserted. It is down a quiet residential dead end road with beautiful houses, there is a small parking lot right across from the entrance (Papailoa Rd Haleiwa, HI 96712). Take … Continue reading
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Tagged banzai, banzai pipeline, beach, billabong, ehukai, ehukai beach, hawaii, huge waves, mother nature, northshore, oahu, ocean, Papa’iloa, Papa’iloa Beach, pipe, pipe masters, pipeline, quiet beach, sand, sea turtle, sea turtles, surf, surfer, surfers, surfing, turtle, turtles, waves
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Best of Oahu Activities: Dole Plantation
Dole Plantation (Koi Pond, Northshore) Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits and I buy dole products all the time so I decided to stop by the plantation when heading to the northshore. We visited the close-by Wahiawa Botanical Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged botanical garden, budget, cheap eats, chickens, dole, dole plantation, free, free chocolate, free pineapple, Fun, garden, hawaii, hedge maze, koi pond, li-hing, li-hing powder, maze, northshore, oahu, pineapple, pineapple plant, pink pineapple, rainbow, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tour, train, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Activities: Haleiwa
Top Picks: Haleiwa (Cultural, Northshore) One of my favorite things is getting the feel for a new town. Haleiwa is just small enough and kitschy enough to be a perfect place to explore in one day. There is one shopping … Continue reading
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Tagged adzuki beans, banazi pipeline, best of, cat, chicken, chicks, coffee, coffee gallery, culture, doel plantation, free, giovanni's shrimp, guava, haleiwa, hawaii, Heiau, ice cream, lilikoi, Matsumoto, northshore, oahu, papaya, people watching, Pu'u O'Mahuka, Pu'u O'Mahuka Heiau, shave ice, shopping, shrimp, surfer, surfer vibe, tropical
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Pu’u O’Mahuka Heiau
Pu’u O’Mahuka Heiau (History, Northshore) This is a tiny park full of history is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the northshore on a great hill overlooking the ocean (Pupukea Homestead Road from Kamehameha Highway [across from Pupukea … Continue reading
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Tagged free, Fun, hawaii, Heiau, hike, history, kamehameha, nature, northshore, oahu, ocean, ocean view, offerings, Pu'u O'Mahuka, Pu'u O'Mahuka Heiau, Pupukea, PuuOMahuka, temple, trail
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Best of Oahu Botanical Gardens: Wahiawa
Wahiawa Botanical Garden (Educational, Northshore) This is the garden we visited on our way to the northshore one day. It is located close to the Dole Plantation and opens a half an hour earlier, so we were there right as … Continue reading
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Tagged act of kindness, botanical garden, candle tree, colorful, dole plantation, eucalyptus, explore, flora, flower, free, Fun, garden, hawaii, mape, maui, northshore, oahu, rain, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tree, umbrella, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Hikes: Hau’ula Loop Trail
Hau’ula Loop Trail (Wooded, Waterfall, Northshore) This trail was a lot different from all of the others we hiked in Oahu. It was very wooded with habitats that reminded us of home. We only encountered one other group while hiking … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beach view, flora, hau'ula, hau'ula loop trail, hauula loop, hawaii, hike, kamehameha, loop, loop trail, mountain, mountain view, nature, northshore, oahu, pines, solitude, trail, waterfall, woods
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Best of Oahu Eats Northshore Edition: Kahuku Farms & Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck
Top Picks: Kahuku Farm Cafe (Locally Grown, Lunch/Dessert, Northshore) Even on a chilly windy day under a tent in the pouring rain, this place managed to leave a really positive impression on us. We scampered from the car to the … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, banana bread, basil mac nut pesto, best of, caramel, daytrip, dessert, dressing, farm, farm fresh, farm pizza, food truck, fresh, fresh seafood, garlic, gifts, Giovanni's, Giovanni's Shrimp Truck, grilled banana bread, haleiwa, hawaii, healthy, holiday, ice cream, kahuku, kahuku farm cafe, lilikoi, local, lunch, macadamia nut, northshore, oahu, organic, pesto, pineapple, salad, scampi, seafood, shrimp, shrimp scampi, Shrimp Truck, smoothie, tours, vanilla, vegetarian
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Winter Vacation!! A trip to Oahu, Hawaii
Hi, I’m back from winter vacation! This year I was fortunate enough to visit the Hawaiian island of Oahu with my love for nine whole days, internet free. Last winter we visited Maui, which was an entirely different world. Maui … Continue reading
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Tagged affodable, beach, best of, charm, cheap eats, china town, Chinatown Cultural Plaza, city, country, dives, esrot, farm, farmers market, fauna, flavor, flora, food truck, hawaii, hawaiian, hiking, history, honolulu, hostelr, indiginous, island, ko olina, leeward, local, maui, military, military history, mother nature, nature, northshore, nyc, oahu, ocean, peaceful, pearl harbor, pipe master, rain, rain forest, rainbow, sunset, swim, tourist, trails, vacation, waikiki, walmart, wind, windward, winter, winter vacation
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